The Biography and Typography of William Caxton, England's First PrinterTrübner, 1877 - 383 páginas |
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1st edition 2nd edition 3-line initial Æsop appears apprentice bequeath blank leaf boke BOOKS PRINTED British Museum Bruges Burgundy Cambridge Canterbury Tales Catho Caxton's books CCCC Chess Book church circa Colard Mansion colophon commences Dibdin Directorium ditto Duchess of Burgundy Duke Duke of Burgundy Earl Edward IV England English englysshe Enprynted evidence EXISTING COPY Festial fifteenth century folios or catchwords fount French fully spaced fynysshed Golden Legend haue Henry Henry VI Horæ iiij John John Lydgate King Latin leaves length letters London lord manuscript measure 4 inches Mercers merchants Mirrour noble noticed numerous original Paris printed by Caxton printer Printer's Name probably prologue Quarto recto Recueil Recuyell Robert Large Royal Sapience sayd Second Edition sheet signatures Sine ullâ notâ Speculum Text begins Text ends title-page translation TYPOGRAPHICAL PARTICULARS.-There verso vnto volume westmestre Westminster William Caxton woodcut Wynken de Worde yere
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Página viii - And one of theym named sheffelde, a mercer, cam in-to an hows and axed for mete; and specyally he axyd after eggys; And the goode wyf answerde, that she coude speke no frenshe. And the marchaunt was angry, for he also coude speke no frenshe, but wolde haue hadde egges and she vnderstode hym not. And thenne at laste a nother sayd that he wolde haue eyren.
Página 90 - Forsooth,' said the good simple man, ' I wot never ; for I make never accompts thereof, how well I have had it four or five years.' ' And know ye not,' said he, ' what it is worth ? — it should seem a good benefice.' 'No, forsooth,' said he, 'but I wot well what it shall be worth to me.
Página 7 - Synagogue, since a house of friars, then a nobleman's house after that, a merchant's house, wherein mayoralties have been kept, and now a wine tavern.
Página 198 - CRISTEMASSE game, made by Maister Benet Howe. God Almyghty seyde to his apostelys, and echon off them were baptiste, and none knewe of othir, etc.
Página 71 - Ambry,1 for that the alms of the abbey were there distributed to the poor. And therein Islip, abbot of Westminster, erected the first press of book printing that ever was in England, about the year of Christ 1471. William Caxton, citizen of London, mercer, brought it into England, and was the first that practised it in the said abbey; after which time, the like was practised in the abbeys of St.
Página ix - And thenne at laste a nother sayd that he wolde have eyren. Then the good wyf sayd that she understod hym wel. Loo, what sholde a man in thyse dayes now wryte, egges or eyren?
Página 54 - This is comparatively easy with dated books, though there is no safeguard against the misleading nature of an erroneous date. But the study is of little use unless the bibliographer will be content to make such an accurate and methodical study of the types used and habits of printing observable at different presses, as to enable him to observe and be guided by these characteristics in settling the date of a book which bears no date on the surface.
Página 191 - We do not learn when he first became connected with the court ; but it is evident that he had attained considerable eminence there, from his being the only learned ecclesiastic among the four ambassadors who were sent in February, 1470, 9 Edward IV., to invest the Duke of Burgundy with the order of the Garter ; when he was entrusted with the duty of making the complimental address on the occasion. The publication of this address in that year is connected with the earliest history of English typography...
Página 90 - ... horses, like a prelate, and came into the church of the said parish, and found there this good simple man, sometime his fellow, which came and welcomed him lowly. And that other bade him ' Good morrow, Master John,' and took |him slightly by the hand, and axed him where he dwelt — And the good man said,
Página 29 - I thought in my self hit shold be a good besynes to translate hyt in to oure englissh / t3 thende that hyt myght be had as well in the royame of Englond as in other landes/ and also for to passe therwyth the tyme.